James 1:14 Go deeper
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But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed. (KJV)
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Greek text follows the SBLGNT, Textus Receptus and Byzantine readings in STEPBible's Translators Amalgamated Greek NT.
ἕκαστοςhekastosA man
Lemma: ἕκαστος (hekastos) · Strong's: G1538
Parsing: Adjective · Nominative · Singular · Masculine (A-NSM)
Meaning: each — 1. every, every one, each, each one , Lat. quisque, (Homer), etc.; the singular is often joined with a pl. Verb, ἔβαν οἴκονδε ἕκαστος they went home every one of them , (Iliad by Homer); ἕκαστος ἐπίστασθε (Xenophon…
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Used 83 times. Also: Matthew 16:27, Matthew 18:35, Matthew 25:15, Matthew 26:22, Mark 13:34, Luke 2:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1538; TFLSJ G1538; TAGNT James 1:14 word 1
δὲdehowever
Lemma: δέ (de) · Strong's: G1161
Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)
Meaning: then — δέ (before vowels δ᾽; on the general neglect of the elision in NT, see WH, App., 146; Tdf., Pr., 96), ; post-positive conjunctive particle; 1. copulative, but, in the next place, and, now (Abbott, JG, 104): Mat.1:2ff.,…
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Used 2921 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:4, Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1161; TFLSJ G1161; TAGNT James 1:14 word 2
πειράζεταιpeirazetaiis tempted
Lemma: πειράζω (peirazō) · Strong's: G3985G
Parsing: Verb · Present · Passive · Indicative · 3rd · Singular (V-PPI-3S)
Meaning: to test/tempt: tempt — πειράζω poët. and late prose form of πειράω, which see, ; [in LXX for נָסָה pi. ; ] ; 1. to make proof of (Hom.). ; 2. to try, attempt (Luc., Polyb., with inf. (see M, Pr., 205; B1., § 69, 4), Act.9:26 16:7 24:6. ; 3.…
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Used 16 times. Also: Matthew 4:1, Matthew 4:3, Mark 1:13, Luke 4:2, 1 Corinthians 7:5, 1 Corinthians 10:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3985G; TFLSJ G3985G; TAGNT James 1:14 word 3
ὑπὸhupoby
Lemma: ὑπό (hupo) · Strong's: G5259G
Parsing: Preposition (PREP)
Meaning: by/under: by — ὑπό (before smooth breathing ὑπ᾽, Mat.8:9b, Luk.7:8b; before rough breathing ὑφ᾽, Rom.3:9; on the neglect of elision in Mt, Lk, ll. witha, Gal.3:22, see WH, App., 146; Tdf., Pr., iv), ; prep. with genitive, dative (not…
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Used 179 times. Also: Matthew 1:22, Matthew 2:15, Matthew 2:16, Matthew 3:6, Matthew 3:13, Matthew 3:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G5259G; TFLSJ G5259G; TAGNT James 1:14 word 4
τῆςtēsthe
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Genitive · Singular · Feminine (T-GSF)
Meaning: the/this/who — ὁ, ἡ, τό, ; the prepositive article (ἄρθρον προτακτικόν), originally a demonstr. pron. (so usually in Hom.), in general corresponding to the Eng. definite article. ; I. As demonstr. pron. ; 1. As frequently in Hom.,…
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Used 20654 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:4, Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3588; TFLSJ G3588; TAGNT James 1:14 word 5
ἰδίαςidiasown
Lemma: ἴδιος (idios) · Strong's: G2398
Parsing: Adjective · Genitive · Singular · Feminine (A-GSF)
Meaning: one's own/private — ἴδιος, -α, -ον (in Attic usually -ος, -ον), ; [in LXX chiefly for of person(s) suff., also for לָהֶם, etc.; (τὰ ἴ.) בֵּיתוֹ ; ] ; 1. one's own; (a) of that which is private and personal (in cl. opposite to κοινός,…
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Used 117 times. Also: Matthew 9:1, Matthew 14:13, Matthew 14:23, Matthew 17:1, Matthew 17:19, Matthew 20:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2398; TFLSJ G2398; TAGNT James 1:14 word 6
ἐπιθυμίαςepithumiasdesire
Lemma: ἐπιθυμία (epithumia) · Strong's: G1939
Parsing: Noun · Genitive · Singular · Feminine (N-GSF)
Meaning: desire — ἐπιθυμία, -ας, ἡ; (έπιθυμέω), [in LXX chiefly for תַּאֲוָה, אָוָה; also for חֶמֶד, etc. ; ] ; desire, longing: Luk.22:15 (see: ἐπιθυμέω), Php.1:23, 1Th.2:17, Rev.18:14; p1., Mrk.4:19; esp. with ref. to forbidden things,…
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Used 38 times. Also: Mark 4:19, Luke 22:15, John 8:44, Romans 1:24, Romans 6:12, Romans 7:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1939; TFLSJ G1939; TAGNT James 1:14 word 7
ἐξελκόμενοςexelkomenosbeing drawn away
Lemma: ἐξέλκω (exelkō) · Strong's: G1828
Parsing: Verb · Present · Passive · Participle · Nominative · Singular · Masculine (V-PPP-NSM)
Meaning: to drag out/away — ἐξ-έλκω ; [in LXX: Gen.37:28 (מָשַׁךְ), etc. ; ] ; to draw out or away: metaphorically, ὑπὸ τ. ἐπιθυμίας, Jas.1:14 (see Mayor, in l).†; (AS)
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Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1828; TFLSJ G1828; TAGNT James 1:14 word 8
καὶkaiand
Lemma: καί (kai) · Strong's: G2532
Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)
Meaning: and — καί, ; conj., ; and ; I. Copulative. ; 1. Connecting single words; (a) in general: Mat.2:18, 16:1, Mrk.2:15, Luk.8:15, Heb.1:1, al. mult.; repeated before each of the terms in a series, Mat.23:23, Luk.14:21, Rom.7:12,…
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Used 9450 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:11, Matthew 1:17, Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2532; TFLSJ G2532; TAGNT James 1:14 word 9
δελεαζόμενος·deleazomenosbeing enticed;
Lemma: δελεάζω (deleazō) · Strong's: G1185
Parsing: Verb · Present · Passive · Participle · Nominative · Singular · Masculine (V-PPP-NSM)
Meaning: to entice — δελεάζω; (δέλεαρ, a bait), ; to allure by a bait: metaphorically, to allure, entice: with accusative, 2Pe.2:14, 18; pass., Jas.1:14.†; (AS)
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Used 3 times. Also: 2 Peter 2:14, 2 Peter 2:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1185; TFLSJ G1185; TAGNT James 1:14 word 10
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| But | → | δέ G1161 then |
| each one | → | ἕκαστος G1538 each |
| is tempted | → | πειράζω G3985G to test/tempt: tempt |
| [when] by | → | ὑπό G5259G by/under: by |
| [his] | → | ὁ G3588 the/this/who |
| own | → | ἴδιος G2398 one's own/private |
| evil desires | → | ἐπιθυμία G1939 desire |
| he is lured away | → | ἐξέλκω G1828 to drag out/away |
| and | → | καί G2532 and |
| enticed | → | δελεάζω G1185 to entice |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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